Palacio de los Duques Gran Meliá
A 13th-century convent and the 19th-century palace of the Dukes of Granada have been combined to form this luxurious hotel just around the corner from the Teatro Real opera house. Behind the Isabelline façade, thoroughly renovated interiors fuse historical architecture with contemporary design, paying homage to the great Golden Age painter Diego Velázquez, whose originals hang in the Prado. The guest rooms are sumptuous affairs, with velvet furnishings, champagne silk drapes, and oversized Velázquez prints above king-size beds. The pick of three in-house restaurants is Jardín de los Duques, which occupies the red-brick space that once served as the palace’s stables, spilling onto the tranquil garden in summer. A wood-decked rooftop bar features a good-sized seasonal pool and views stretching to the mountains.
A 13th-century convent and the 19th-century palace of the Dukes of Granada have been combined to form this luxurious hotel just around the corner from the Teatro Real opera house. Behind the Isabelline façade, thoroughly renovated interiors fuse historical architecture with contemporary design, paying homage to the great Golden Age painter Diego Velázquez, whose originals hang in the Prado. The guest rooms are sumptuous affairs, with velvet furnishings, champagne silk drapes, and oversized Velázquez prints above king-size beds. The pick of three in-house restaurants is Jardín de los Duques, which occupies the red-brick space that once served as the palace’s stables, spilling onto the tranquil garden in summer. A wood-decked rooftop bar features a good-sized seasonal pool and views stretching to the mountains.
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